Publications by authors named "Tatiana Ferreira Michelon"
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the intensity of five antibodies against extractable nuclear antigens (ENA: RNP, ScL-70, SS-B, SS-A, and Sm) in infertile patients with endometriosis.
Methods: We investigated infertile women with minimal/mild endometriosis (n=43) and fertile women (n=46).
Results: The intensity of immunoreactions was also similar for anti-RNP and anti-SS-A antibodies.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are widely considered important modulators of cell-cell communication and may interact with target cells locally and on a systemic level. Several studies had shown that circulating EVs' levels are increased during pregnancy. However, EVs characteristics, composition and biological functions in pregnancy still need to be clarified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProblem: HLA-G expression is related as an immune modulator of fetal-maternal tolerance, and its levels was correlated with pregnancy outcome. In a case-control study, we investigate the association between the genetic variability of the HLA-G gene and serum levels of soluble HLA-G in cases of embryo implantation failure.
Method Of Study: Forty couples with at least two unsuccessful fresh embryo transfers (implantation failure; IF) and 83 fertile couples with at least two successful pregnancies was genotyped by sequencing-based typing.
Unlabelled: Human herpesvirus type 6-(HHV-6) has been associated with morbidity after liver transplantation.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the HHV-6 seroprevalence among donor-recipient pairs, analyze the incidence of early active infection, its clinical manifestation, interaction with CMV, and the related morbidity in the first year after kidney transplantation.
Methods: 46 donor-recipient pairs had IgG evaluated by ELISA before transplantation: HHV-6(Pambio - USA) and CMV-(Roche - USA).